Several months ago we represented a nurse charged with improper storage of firearms under G.L. c. 140 section 131L. We resolved the case by way of pretrial probation for one year under G.L. c. 276 section 87. Our client requested that we try to terminate the probation early. We were able to do so. Pretrial…
Continue reading ›Our client is an accountant who was charged with domestic assault and battery nearly three years ago. A conviction for these charges, G.L. c. 265 section 13M, would result in his termination of work and likely a suspension of his CPA license. Similarly, a continuance without a finding would be viewed as a conviction in…
Continue reading ›The defendant is a college student who had a major disagreement with a roommate that resulted in the two terminating their living arrangement. After they separated the victim noticed that her credit card had been charged in excess of $6,000 for miscellaneous merchandise. She contacted the police. Their investigation led them to charge our client…
Continue reading ›The defendant is a chief engineer at an energy facility in a Boston suburb. This past summer he was watching a girls soccer game at a local park. One of the girl’s parents observed the man sitting on a bench near the field. He then placed a hat over his midsection and began making motions…
Continue reading ›Our client recently became a citizen. Much like the case we had earlier this month discussed above, this woman had become a major participant in a buy and return scheme. She would purchase items, modify the sales receipt and return to another store. She was charged with larceny over $1,200 by scheme under G.L. c.…
Continue reading ›In April of 2020 a large commercial gym was closed due to COVID. Three college students who lived near the gym had been spending the day drinking. One of the students convinced the others to break into the gym. The three did. When they entered they took some of the equipment and intentionally damaged the…
Continue reading ›Our client is a non-citizen student in Boston. In February of 2020 he and his girlfriend were in a pizza restaurant. It was late at night and the establishment was closing at the time our client arrived. Our client inquired as to why the restaurant was closing over one hour prior to the indicated closing…
Continue reading ›Several weeks ago we were able to get our client pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87 on a domestic assault and battery case G.L. c. 265 section 13M. Unfortunately the client, who is from another country, had a family emergency requiring him to return to his home country. Were he to leave with…
Continue reading ›The defendant is a commercial airline pilot temporarily living in the greater Boston area. Last Fall, in part due to stress from the pandemic he could not sleep. Around 3:00 a.m. he went for a walk and sat down on a bench near a park. To relieve his stress he started masturbating. A truck driver…
Continue reading ›Several months ago our client was placed in pretrial probation under G.L. c. 267 section 87 for a drug possession case G.L. c. 94C section 34 with the condition that he get a drug dependency evaluation. The evaluation came back favorable to our client. As a result we went back into court to move to…
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